Ted Yoho Keeps Chipping Away at Obamacare

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., showcased his support for repealing Medicare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) which was set up by President Barack Obama’s federal health-care law. IPAB was created to “reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending" but Yoho and other critics said the unelected board had too much power over Medicare. 

“Today is a victory for all seniors in my district and across the country,” Yoho said after the House votd to repeal IPAB on Tuesday. “I have said time and again, Obamacare needs to be replaced with a more patient centered form of health-care. Individuals and their doctors should be making personal medical decisions, not the federal government. Removing IPAB from Obamacare is the right thing to do. This bill will give seniors peace of mind that they will have continued access to Medicare and not have to worry about the decisions being made by 15 unelected government bureaucrats, who are unaccountable to the public.”